Olympian escort scandal hurt Glotzbecker case, prosecutor says

12:46 AM,
Jan. 19, 2013

Written by

Kristina Smith
Watchdog/enterprise reporter

When Prosecutor Derek DeVine was preparing his theft case against the former Fremont safety-service director last fall, his main concern was getting the star witness to Fremont in winter weather.

That was until he saw the witness, running celebrity and former Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton, exposed in December in the national news for being a high-priced escort in Las Vegas and other cities. Pictures of her scantily clad in advertisements for her services showed up online.

"It's not often you have your star witness show up on ESPN and all the talk shows," said DeVine, who is Seneca County ...